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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Alpha-hexachlorocyclohexane

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Alpha-HCH is a byproduct of the production of the insecticide lindane, which is no longer used in the U.S. The International Agency for Research on Cancer has classified all forms of this chemical as possibly carcinogenic to humans.

 

7

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014N/A00N/A
2015N/A00N/A
2016N/A00N/A
2017N/A00N/A
2018N/A00N/A
2019ND50ND

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2019-06-12201906140405ND
2019-09-25201909270298ND
2019-09-26201909270136ND
2019-12-27201912310234ND
2019-12-27201912310235ND
2020-03-30202004010202ND
2020-03-30202004010203ND